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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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